The Federal Government (FG) has announced plans to establish a national cybersecurity coordination council to strengthen Nigeria’s capacity to combat growing cyber threats.
In a statement, the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy said the proposed council would serve as a multi-stakeholder platform to enhance coordination, information sharing, and collaboration across public and private sector institutions.
The ministry noted that the initiative, championed by the Minister of Communications, Bosun Tijani, is designed to improve the country’s response to increasingly sophisticated cyber incidents that have disrupted operations in key sectors.
According to the statement, the council will function as a non-statutory body, bringing together chief information security officers (CISOs), cybersecurity professionals, technology firms, law enforcement agencies, and relevant government institutions.
It explained that the platform would strengthen partnerships, promote trusted information sharing, and ensure sustained cooperation among institutions responsible for advancing Nigeria’s cybersecurity framework.
The ministry added that the council would also provide advisory support to the Federal Government on strategies and frameworks needed to enhance national cyber resilience.
The move, it said, follows recent cyber incidents that have posed risks to customers and disrupted operations across major private institutions and public systems, underscoring the increasingly coordinated and sophisticated nature of cyber threats.
The ministry further disclosed that it would collaborate with key stakeholders, including the Office of the National Security Adviser, to promote structured partnerships and strengthen cyber defence mechanisms across sectors.
It emphasized that the initiative reflects the government’s recognition that modern cyber threats require collective defence models, trusted intelligence sharing, and robust multi-stakeholder coordination.
